http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.html A list of free attractions, free activities, free tours and free museums for travellers visiting The Netherland / Holland http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:32:19 +0800 http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlhttp://www.freeineurope.com/images/miscelaneous%20images/Jordaan.jpgCheese lovers Visiting Holland can not leave without seeing the cheese markets everyFriday morning during the summer months. It is packed full of tradition and it is an attraction Holland is very renowned for.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:32:19 +0800The Keringhuis is a massive man made barrier the dutch built to aid their fight against rising water. A master piece of modern engineering. Entry is free but a guided tour will set you back a few euros.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:31:43 +0800From brothels to sex shops to museums, the Red Light District leaves nothing to the imagination. It is very likely that you will have heard about this neighbourhood and to be frank, everything you will have heard is probably true , but to really put rumours to rest, you have got to check it out for yourself.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:28:10 +0800Take a walk through the Jordaan. The Jordaan was built at the large expansion of Amsterdam in early 17th century, as a district for the working class and emigrants. The Jordaan is the artistic centre of Amsterdamhttp://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:28:10 +0800A unique look inside this diamond factory. The tour takes around 90 minutes and offcourse you are welcome to make a purchasehttp://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:28:09 +0800Sunday markets with a variety of stands ranging from books, souvenirs, antiques and other paraphernalia. Located in the Rotterdam city centre. Take tram 21http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:28:09 +0800Holland is renowned for its windmills. Here at Kinderdijk just outside Rotterdam you can walk through an area where there are 19 beautifully maintained windmills. The windmills are listed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:28:09 +0800Right in the heart of the Netherlands most modern city lies the European Walk of Fame Starboulevard, one of the fastest growing attractions in Rotterdam. Following the example of Hollywoods famous Walk of Fame, celebrities of national and international renown have left their hand or footprints in concrete, to be admired by all who pass.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:28:05 +0800completed in 2005 the flag parade boasts 230 flags along the boompjes. Located between the base of the Erasmus bridge and the Verlengde Willems bridge. Spectacular by day but also by night when the flags are lit up.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:28:02 +0800Located just outside Amsterdam, the Zaanse Schans is a delightful old hamlet on the banks of the river Zaan with characteristic green wooden houses, charming styalised gardens, small hump-backed bridges, tradesmens workshops, historic windmills and engaging little shops. This enchanting hamlet gives an excellent impression of how a typical Zaanse village must have looked like in the seventeenth and eighteenth centurieshttp://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:20:34 +0800The Begijnhof is an enclosed courtyard dating from the early 14th century. Nothing survived of the earliest dwellings, but the Begijnhof, which is cut off from Amsterdams traffic noice, still retains a sanctified atmosphere. The Begijnhof was originally built as a sanctuary for the Begijntjes, a Catholic sisterhood who lived like nuns, although they took no monastic vows.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:20:34 +0800The famous skinny bridge across the river Amstel and opposite of the Carré theatre, is an Old Dutch design wooden bridge known as a double-swipe (balanced) bridge.http://www.freeineurope.com/netherlands.htmlFri, 24 Nov 2006 23:20:34 +0800